WANNA TOURS THAILAND

Soneva Kiri

We had a very nice opportunity to visit and stay at this luxury resort on the hideaway island of Koh Kood.

Now very firmly established, Soneva Kiri is a luxury resort surrounded by untamed jungle and pristine beaches on the unspoiled island of Koh Kood, located the eastern side of Gulf of Thailand. Soneva Kiri, has everything you would want from a "hideaway" Luxury Beach Resort, with Great Service and Friendly Staff, with approx. 90 minutes’ flight from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, by their very own private airplane & airport (on Mai Si island - approx. 10 minutes’ boat ride to the Resort).

The Resort is located on a secluded, serene bay on the northern part of the island backed by lush tropical forest and fronted by a crescent of white sand beach, as well as the full-service Six Senses Spa, outdoor pools, fitness center, restaurants, kids club and watersport center.

The Villas, are luxurious, environmentally-friendly designed with your own private pool, outdoor living & dining area, as well as your very own Friday Butler Services.

As with all Top Resorts, a variety of Villas are available, from 1-6 Bedrooms – so ideal for Families - we were in a Beach Pool Villa Suite (403 square meters) which, like all the Resort, has incredibly fine, high quality fittings and furnishings as well as a wonderful attention to detail.

Our Beach Pool Villa Suite had an extremely comfortable king-size bed, separate large dressing area, open air bathroom with double vanities, with outdoor soaking bathtub and rain shower. The terrace has a daybed, sofa and infinity pool partially overlooking the Beach.

The Resort has their own great activities center, where their can arrange large varieties of experiences during your stay here, including snorkeling, diving, fishing, island excursions, hiking to a waterfall, cooking class, etc., or just relaxing on a white sand beach with crystal clear water of North Beach, where you can also enjoy delicious lunch & cold drinks at the beach club here.

For our dinner, we had dined at Benz's – located on a riverbank just outside the Resort, served traditional Thai dishes with a “no-menu” dining concept; The View – located on western hillside of the resort with spectacular sunset view over the Gulf of Thailand.

An excellent choice for your Top Clients and Families who want a "get-away-from-it-all", Sustainable & Eco-friendly Luxury Beach Resort.

We do have wholesale rates, as well as the "Peak Season Early Bird Offer" rates, so we'll be offering this in our private programs for your Clients where appropriate. For more information please visit:www.soneva.com/soneva-kiri/

White Temple readies for mega light show

Chiang Rai’s iconic Wat Rong Khun will light up the sky later this year with a THB 100 million multi-media show.

One of Thailand’s public listed companies, Index Creative Village PLC, will underwrite an ambitious light show with over 100 lasers and 3D mapping technology to create an illumination of the famous temple, 22 November to 22 December, the peak tourist season for the far north town bordering Laos and Myanmar.

Created by Thailand’s national artist, Chalermchai Kositpipat, the iconic Wat Rong Khun will take on a new spectacular dimension with a multi-media show unfolding against the temple’s silhouette.

Tickets for each of the two evening shows will cost THB400 to THB 1,150. Part of the proceeds will be donated to the government’s Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital.

For more information, please visit: www.watrongkhunlightfest.com

Chiva-Som - final stage of the renovation

The Chiva-Som will be conducting the fourth and final stage of the renovation program this year, having completed all the guest rooms, the gym and the Emerald Dining Room in 2018. This long-awaited final stage will include the Health & Wellness areas including the spa and treatment suites, the indoor Bathing Pavilion, the Niranlada Medi-Spa and the sea-side Taste of Siam restaurant.

As the guests deserve complete tranquility, the disruptive nature of the renovation means that we will close the resort entirely for 6 months between 1st May and 31st October, 2019.

Even though this is a newly constructed resort, the Resort's 14 Villas are original Antique Thai houses (ruean thai) with provenance dating back over a century – represent the pinnacle and elegance of residential architecture of the Central Plain of Thailand and offer between 50 and 98 square meters of combined living space. Raised on stilts and topped with a distinctive gabled roof complete with handmade clay tiles, the restored teakwood Villas reflect the social, cultural and religious beliefs as well as the traditional way of life of the Thai people. Refitted to suit modern lifestyles, the upper level of each Villa houses a suite of bedroom, study area and spacious Italian marble bathroom featuring the latest amenities. A covered, private, open-air balcony extends from the suite for you to enjoy our lush tropical garden.

The Resort be welcoming guests until 30th April before closure and then reopening as normal from 1st November, 2019, which will see the new era of Chiva-Som.

Songkran Festival ~ 12-16 April - Offices Closed...

This is one of Thailand’s Major Festivals - Although this celebration of the Traditional Thai New Year is nationwide, the festivities are at their highest and most enthusiastic in Chiangmai.

Due to the Festival - Our Office in Chiangmai will therefore be closed from 12-16 April.

Also as Cambodia, Laos & Myanmar also have their variants of the Water Festival at this time, so our respective Representative Offices in Cambodia, Laos & Myanmar will also be only on Minimum Operational Staffing over this period.

So if you do have anything urgent - please do try to contact us before 11 April...

And although we will be monitoring e.mails periodically over the time - please excuse any delays in responses from here during the Festival Period.

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